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Interview with Gerry Collins and Jeffrey Donaldson by Sean O'Rourke for RTE Radio 1 Today with Sean O'Rourke

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Audio interview with Gerry Collins, former Irish Minister for Justice, and Jeffrey Donaldson, DUP MP for Lagan Valley, by Sean O'Rourke for RTE Radio 1 Today with Sean O'Rourke on 4 December 2013. One day earlier the findings of the Smithwick Tribunal were released to the public, which indicated that unidentified members of An Garda Síochána had colluded with the Provisional IRA in the killing of two RUC officers, Harry Breen and Bob Buchanan, in south Armagh on 20 March 1989. The Irish government issued an apology for the failings identified by the Tribunal. Collins and Donaldson react to the Tribunal's findings and the response of the Irish government. Morning Ireland is RTE Radio 1’s early morning current affairs broadcast.

Date of Release/Broadcast: 4 December 2013

Name of First Interviewee: Gerry Collins

Name of Second Interviewee: Jeffrey Donaldson

Role at time of Interview: Gerry Collins, (former Irish Minister for Justice), Jeffrey Donaldson (DUP MP for Lagan Valley)

Interviewer: Sean O'Rourke

Purpose: News

Media: Audio

Copyright: © RTÉ 2013

Link: Listen to the interview

Programme/Book/Article: RTE Radio 1 Today with Seán O’Rourke

Time Period covered: 1989-2013

Key Individuals: Gerry Collins, Jeffrey Donaldson, Harry Breen, Bob Buchanan, Maurice Gibson

Key Words: Smithwick Tribunal, Provisional IRA, collusion, An Garda Síochána, RUC, victim, Irish government, Sinn Fein, policing, publicity

 

 

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